What everyone seems to ignore about this kerfuffle is that insurance companies have the right, without the consent of the insured, to settle as it chooses. Most would settle for small amounts like those alleged to save legal expenses that could become egregious.

Why this is news and accusations of rape by a person who stood up and said so was "only about sex" and not worthy of report when Bill Clinton was accused, and is big news when a black conservative is accused by unnamed sources.

12:27 pm November 4, 2011

H. Craig Bradley wrote:

SEXUAL HARASSMENT @ AT SYSTEMS, INC. (GARDA, LTD.)

AT Systems, Inc. corporate trainers ( an armored car transport company, now Garda, LTD of Quebec, Canada) said during mandatory employee sex harassment training in 2004 that the average sexual harassment case costs the company $300,000. My understanding is they had a large number of them in the years prior to this mandatory in-house employee training.

Mind you, the security and especially the armored car business, are comprised of mostly male employees. Very few women want these kinds of jobs, unless they are back office clerks or cash counters. Often times, a disgruntled employee or "gold digger" is the type of employee most apt to file a formal, written sexual harassment complaint. Again, there are a bunch of them (complainers) in the armored car and security businesses. I am not so sure guys have any particular motivation to harass except to generate such "settlements" as were allegedly paid on behalf of Herman Cain.

1:40 pm November 4, 2011

Anonymous wrote:

This is extortion, plain and simple. These women simply want more than they originally bargained for.

2:32 pm November 4, 2011

Nell wrote:

Some of you are assuming that the women with whom these settlements were made are the source of the information. These events don't happen in a vacuum, there would have been witnesses interviewed by HR or corporate counsel as they assessed the complaints. They were not subject to the confidentiality agreement. As Cain's visibility increased doubtless there were dinner conversations by these witnesses, nothing salacious stays private.

Cain's mistake, when this issue surfaced, was not to have an appropriate response. He could easily said that on a couple of occasions people took what he said in a way he didn't intend, that he was sorry for that and wished all involved an appropriate resolution, These matters are handled by HR and counsel and he is subject to the confidentiality agreements so he cannot comment further.

His big mistake was attacking the women and commenting on what happened. They are entitled to defend themselves.

It would be a bigger mistake for his representatives to sue the press. Cain would be required to testify and reveal details which he thought had long since been put to rest.

3:23 pm November 4, 2011

FL Lawyer wrote:

So Mr. Bradley, according to you victims of sexual harassment are disgruntled gold diggers. How do you describe rape victims? Attention-seeking nymphomaniacs?

4:15 pm November 4, 2011

To BZ wrote:

Certainly you are whacked out of your mind "not worth of a report when Bill Clinton was accused..."

You must be kidding, right? Alternatively, you must be playing the "how can I be a racist, when I come to the defense of a black man" card. Moron.

8:49 pm November 4, 2011

James wrote:

What is the actual allegation, Cain made a couple of woman feel "uncomfortable"?

9:28 pm November 4, 2011

Jake wrote:

To the Editor -- please spare the readers from "a brief primer on the topic" by Ashby.

2:39 pm November 5, 2011

Disagree wrote:

I actually appreciate the brief primers...

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